|Year|Date|Title|Format(s)|Award Description(s)|Result(s)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1987|July 28|Whitney|Album|Gold|Won|
|1987|July 28|Whitney|Album|Platinum|Won|
|1987|July 28|Whitney|Album|2× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1987|July 28|"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"|Single|Gold|Won|
|1987|August 4|Whitney|Album|3× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1987|September 30|Whitney|Album|4× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1987|November 20|Whitney|Album|5× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1988|April 18|Whitney|Album|6× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1989|February 13|"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"|Single|Platinum|Won|
|1993|June 23|Whitney|Album|7× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1994|November 29|Whitney|Album|8× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1995|November 29|Whitney|Album|9× Multi-Platinum|Won|
|1995|December 6|"So Emotional"|Single|Gold|Won|

Question: prior to 1993 how many releases were in album format?
Answer: 7